In and out

A very quick visit today to renew the Apiguard block.
They had not taken down all tImage via Wikipediahe first one but it was pretty well used. I also put in an entrance block so they are a bit more protected in the next few months. They were very grumpy when I opened up and swapped over the Apiguard tray.

There did seem to be a lot of bees bringing in pollen too, more than I would have expected at this time of year. The pollen was bright orange and some of the bees had it all over them. I've no idea what flower it was. There are precious few plants flowering at this time of year. Ivy?

On the next visit I'll take out the tray of thymol and start consolidating the two boxes into one. They have laid down lots of stores so I think they are going to be okay. I'll keep back a few to help them early next year. It depends on how many they have.